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Smoke: A Novel
Smoke: A Novel

Dan Vyleta · Doubleday
Pages: 431
Format: Print book

Readers of the Harry Potter series and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell are sure to be mesmerized by Dan Vyleta's thrilling blend of historical fiction and fantasy, as three young friends scratch the surface of the grown-up world to discover startling wonders - and dangerous secrets. "Dan...
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The Familiar, Volume 3: Honeysuckle & Pain
The Familiar, Volume 3: Honeysuckle & Pain

Mark Z Danielewski · Pantheon, 2016.
Pages: 880
Format: Print book

Released for the summer from the perils of school, Xanther and her nameless cat are settling into a comfortable routine at home. However, the rest of the Ibrahim family is growing more and more unsettled. Astair fears their stretched finances are already at a breaking point. Not even a visit...
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City of Stairs
City of Stairs

Robert Jackson Bennett · Broadway Books
Format: Kindle Edition

An atmospheric and intrigue-filled novel of dead gods buried histories and a mysterious protean city--from one of Americas most acclaimed young fantasy writers The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world enslaving and brutalizing millionsmdashuntil its divine...
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The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss
The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss

Anderson Cooper · HarperLuxe
Pages: 308
Format: Large print book

A touching and intimate correspondence between Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, offering timeless wisdom and a revealing glimpse into their livesThough Anderson Cooper has always considered himself close to his mother, his intensely busy career as a journalist for CNN and CBS affords...
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The Sellout: A Novel
The Sellout: A Novel

Paul Beatty · Farrar
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award in FictionNamed one of the best books of 2015 by The New York Times Book Review and the Wall Street JournalA biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, Paul Beatty's...
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Fire Bound: A Sea Heaven Novel
Fire Bound: A Sea Heaven Novel

Christine Feehan · Jove Pubns
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sea Haven novels returns to the circle of the six sisters of the heart, bound by the elements - and to one who possesses the power to inflame the most dangerous passions of all. Flame-haired Lissa Piner is a skilled glass blower whose delicate...
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Top Secret Twenty-One
Top Secret Twenty-One

Janet Evanovich · Random House Inc
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERCatch a professional assassin: top priority. Find a failure-to-appear and collect big bucks: top score. How she'll pull it all off: top secret. Trenton, New Jersey's favorite used-car dealer, Jimmy Poletti, was caught selling a lot more than used cars...
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The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

Stephen Greenblatt · W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback

Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction  Winner of the 2011 National Book Award for Non-Fiction One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Stephen Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript,...
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Red Rising
Red Rising

Pierce Brown · Ballantine Books
Pages: 382
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, BUZZFEED, AND SHELF AWARENESS"Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow." - Scott Sigler Pierce Brown's relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne...
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Effortless Healing: 9 Simple Ways to Sidestep Illness, Shed Excess Weight, and Help Your Body Fix Itself
Effortless Healing: 9 Simple Ways to Sidestep Illness, Shed Excess Weight, and Help Your Body Fix Itself

Dr. Joseph Mercola · Harmony Crown
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

LET YOUR BODY DO THE WORK Do you have to tell your leg to heal from a scrape? Your lungs to take in air? Your body that it's hungry? No. Your body does these things automatically, effortlessly. Vibrant health is your birthright and within your grasp; you just have to step out of the way....
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When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants
When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants

Steven D. Levitt · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It's the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty,...
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